Traditional Japanese Massage and Bodywork Practices | Page 6

Namikoshi Shiatsu by Tokujiro Namikoshi | Nippon Shiatsu
Although Mr. Tamai Tempaku (aka Tenpeki Tamai or Kazuma Fukunaga) is credited to first have used the term “Shiatsu” is his book Shiatsu Ho (Shiats [ ... ]

Shiatsu Therapy Associations, Institutes, and Federations in Holland
In this post you’ll find an overview of a range of institutes and professional associations in the Netherlands (Holland) that occupy themselves [ ... ]

Japanese Baby Massage | Warabe Uta Nursery Rhyme Massage
The Warabe-uta Baby Massage is a traditional Japanese Baby Massage treatment modality, also called the Japanese Traditional Nursery Rhyme and Baby Mas [ ... ]

Kiatsu Ryoho | Directing Ki through Energy Meridians
The word Kiatsu is composed of two parts: Ki, which means Vital Life Energy (being the equivalent of the Chinese Qi or Chi), and Atsu, which means pre [ ... ]

Japanese Ofuro | Furo Bath Ritual
The Ofuro (Ofuru) or Furo is a Japanese bath ritual referring to both the bathing practice itself and the bathtub. Traditionally, these bathtubs are f [ ... ]

ZenThai Shiatsu Massage | Zen Shiatsu, Osteopathy, and Thai Massage
Zenthai Shiatsu was developed by Gwyn Williams (Australia) and draws from the traditional energetic based systems of Zen Shiatsu (the Shiatsu lineage [ ... ]

Cosmetic Shiatsu | Facial Shiatsu Massage by Ronald Riksen
Cosmetic Shiatsu was created by Ronald Riksen, a Zen-Shiatsu therapist from the Netherlands. The official Dutch name of this modality is Shiatsu Kosme [ ... ]

Japanese Okido Yoga | Zen Yoga Therapy
Okido Yoga (or Oki Yoga) was created by the Japanese master Oki Masahiro (1921–1985), and is based on Indian Yoga, Chinese Yin-Yang principles, Mart [ ... ]

Japanese Restoration Therapy | Seifhukujitsu by Okazaki
Restoration therapies are part of Japanese traditional martial arts training and are about physical well-being. In Japan, restoration therapies have b [ ... ]

Shinshin-Toitsu-Do | Japanese Yoga
Shinshin-toitsu-do was founded by Nakamura Tempu (1876 – 1968). The practice is also known as “Japanese Yoga,” and is a combination of Raja Yoga [ ... ]